E.M. Powell

Iron, Steam and Money: The Making of the Industrial Revolution

By Roger Osborne - Published 2013

Genres:

Nonfiction

One of the highlights of the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics was the moment at which the green and pleasant land of ...Read Review

Hereward: End of Days

By James Wilde - Published 2013

Genres:

AdventureMilitary

This is the third outing for Hereward the Wake, England’s 11th-century forgotten hero. In 1071, England is under the grip of the conquering ...Read Review

The Death of Lyndon Wilder & the Consequences Thereof

By E.A. Dineley - Published 2013

Genres:

Mystery/CrimeSaga

I don’t normally comment on format, but I felt I had to with this novel. Its compact size (albeit with quite a ...Read Review

The Devil’s Recruit

By S.G. MacLean - Published 2013

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

This is the fourth novel with Alexander Seaton as its hero, but it was my first introduction to him. The novel is set ...Read Review

Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household

By Kate Hubbard - Published 2012Published 2013

Genres:

Nonfiction

Queen Victoria presided over a vast household of servants, but this is not a book about the drudgery of scullery maids and stable ...Read Review

Saxon: The Book of Dreams

By Tim Severin - Published 2012

Genres:

AdventureMilitary

The Saxon of the title is Sigwulf, a minor Saxon prince. The novel opens with the slaughter of his family in AD 780, but ...Read Review

Unholy Night

By Seth Grahame-Smith - Published 2012

Genres:

Adventure

Balthazar, a notorious thief and murderer, escapes Herod’s prison along with two other criminals disguised as “wise men.” In their attempt to ...Read Review